The White House and congressional Democrats are offering plans to end the partial government shutdown, but they remain far apart on funding for a southern border wall and related immigration overhauls.

Appeared in the December 26, 2018, print edition as 'A Rush to Offer Stroke Procedure.'

The Food and Drug Administration gave a year-end gift to the generic drug industry by backing off a proposal that would have opened up generic companies to possible product-liability lawsuits over drug safety.

The Food and Drug Administration is significantly revamping the way it clears most medical devices for U.S. marketing, planning to rely far less on comparisons with much older products already on the market.